All State Baseball Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Former coach Rick Pitino has sued the University of Louisville Athletic Association for $37.6 million, saying it breached his contract by placing him on unpaid administrative leave without notice and then firing him last month with no legally justified cause. Rick Pitino files federal breach of contract lawsuit Thursday against Louisville's athletic association Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBWC41 Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Much smarter than suing Adidas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDEaston Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Much smarter than suing Adidas... It appears that he's learned that he's not going to win a lawsuit against Adidas because they are willing to tell the whole story. So now he's likely thinking he can use the same leverage Adidas is using over him, against Louisville. This should be fun. I expect UL will settle out of court to keep more information from coming out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBWC41 Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 It appears that he's learned that he's not going to win a lawsuit against Adidas because they are willing to tell the whole story. So now he's likely thinking he can use the same leverage Adidas is using over him, against Louisville. This should be fun. I expect UL will settle out of court to keep more information from coming out. Yup. Been saying this since the beginning. Suing Adidas was a terrible idea. Suing UL will produce a nice check and won't see a court room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDEaston Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Yup. Been saying this since the beginning. Suing Adidas was a terrible idea. Suing UL will produce a nice check and won't see a court room. I agree. I still can't figure out why he sued Adidas in the first place, they were helping him out the whole time. :lol2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcjkbt Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 What is the thinking behind filing in federal court versus state court? The presiding judge giving him a fairer shake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4chs Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Do they have some type of insurance to cover this type of lawsuit? If not and they lose, what will that do to the budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getslow Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Do they have some type of insurance to cover this type of lawsuit? If not and they lose, what will that do to the budget? Yes they definitely do. But the ULAA board handled this so ham-handedly that there will plenty of reason now to skyrocket the group’s future premiums. As for what happens if the university ends up on the hook for this, I don’t know. What he’s sued is the athletic association, which operates as a separate non-profit different from the university. Certainly there are payments that go back and forth between the two entities—the university sends the ULAA annual payments in athletics fees taken from students and the Association sends money to the university in the form of athletic scholarship money for tuition—but I don’t know if they’re enough to pierce the separation between them. If Pitino sues the ULAA and wins and the ULAA ultimately pays out some of it, ends up in the red and folds, the Pitino may be out of luck on the rest of it if these entities were well-structured. But that’s a lot of speculation on my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getslow Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 What is the thinking behind filing in federal court versus state court? The presiding judge giving him a fairer shake? Not just the presiding judge. If this does go to trial, the federal jury that would be selected comes from a much bigger area (I don’t do much federal practice but I believe the entire Western District of Kentucky can be called upon to serve). In a state court filing, that jury pool would only be drawn from Jefferson County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawildcat Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Huge kahunas...huge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDeuce Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Huge kahunas...huge Yep. But what does he have to lose at this point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsrider Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Yep. But what does he have to lose at this point? I guess that depends on what he's still got hidden in his closet. If he doesn't give a rip out his reputation and only about the money have at. But if he has more dirt that could come out, it could destroy his legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKMustangFan Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I guess that depends on what he's still got hidden in his closet. If he doesn't give a rip out his reputation and only about the money have at. But if he has more dirt that could come out, it could destroy his legacy. I get what you're saying, but his legacy has already been totally ruined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsrider Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I get what you're saying, but his legacy has already been totally ruined. Maybe but I think at this point if he just moves on, he could get a TV job in a year or two and still salvage some of his rep. Problem is his ego just won't let that happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98NCCalum Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I agree. I still can't figure out why he sued Adidas in the first place, they were helping him out the whole time. :lol2:Allegedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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